Boys' name · since 1908
Arles
Arles has 210 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 210
- born since 1908
- 1930s
- peak decade
210 boys have been named Arles since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Arles recorded 210 times among boys since 1908, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2024.
- #12,644 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 210 born since 1908
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arles ranks #12,644 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 210 born since 1908, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 210
- born since 1908
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arles's 210 recorded births place it above 72.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arles splits its recorded history at 1935: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arles popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Arles popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1928 (Arles as girls' name)
Arles by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (59 births, 28% of the file).
1930s was Arles's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Arles births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
29 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
59 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 59 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arles's data
- Arles's decade-level peak was the 1930s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~116 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1908–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arles draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.